PARIS, NOVEMBER 21, 2016: (DGW) A foreign-based social critic has joined forces with other Nigerians at home and in the diaspora to summon help from the National Leader of the governing All Progressives' Congress to rescue the country before the looming conflagration consumes Nigerians.

He made the call in Copenhagen, Denmark while speaking at the end-of-the-year annual thanksgiving service organized by Africans In The Diaspora , (AITD).

In a keynote address, he called attention to the distressing events in Nigeria that have put the country on the brink adding that the country has never been this divided as it is today.

Iyoha John Darlington, a renowned social critic, political analyst and public commentator on national and global issues reminded members , invited guest attendees, a host of other Africans and the host host country and other dignitaries from across the European Union before the world press that Bola Ahmed Tinubu in his capacity as the most outstanding and influential politician in the southwest and by extension in Nigeria today remains the only one who can reverse the obviously sad situation being the one that 'made Buhari and also the only one that could unmake him'

His words, ''There is no denying the fact that times are bad in Nigeria so much so that crimes of varying degree are on the ascending order of magnitude resulting from the Buhari's ineptitude and failed economic policies. Tinubu made him, foisted him on Nigeria and by virtue of his firm grip on the southwest which remains the beautiful bride, he is the only one that could unmake him, that is via a level playing field. What we see today is the poor and the common wage earners while unemployment has become a national phenomenon promoting crimes particularly violent ones. Suicide rate which hitherto non-existent in Nigeria has increased marvelously. In my own conviction, the totality of this broad spectrum of Nigeria's population must be fully mobilized in a truly nationalistic sense.''

''Nigeria has never been this divided prior to the emergence of the governing All Progressives' Congress. The Buhari-led Federal Government has brought untold hardship on Nigerians by failed economic policies and the Daura-born overlord is not helping matters either. He nurses hate against certain people in his heart and picks certain people to destabilize a region all in a bid to perpetuate himself in power calling to mind the likes of Rotimi Amaechi and Babatunde Fashola who he has picked from the south-south and southwest geopolitical zones to destabilize the regions. This is an evil that must be denounced by one and all or else I see the Nigerian ship-of-state heading perilously for the rocks'', he warned.

The southwest, he said, as the beautiful bride on whose back he rode to power is doubtless under Tinubu's control, and for this reason, he is the only person who is capable of rescuing Nigeria by effecting a change at the centre. He said there is no denying the fact given the indices on the ground that Buhari would lose in 2019 if he decides to seek re-election and whoever would have southwest votes would emerge Nigeria's president in 2019 if there is a level playing field.

On the contrary, he said the office of the president is not vacant and it would be pointless trying to slug it out with Buhari because Buhari on a vendetta has chosen to stay on till 2023 but said that it is only a nation-wide revolt by Nigerians like the Arab spring that will remove Buhari from office.

The social critic whose prediction about Buhari has never failed said that the alignment and re-alignment of forces ahead of 2019 will not work citing instances of Edo gubernatorial election which was massively rigged in connivance with Nigeria's electoral umpire the Independent National Electoral Commission to upturn the popular wishes of the people and the forthcoming Ondo State gubernatorial election which has already been rigged following the disqualification of Governor Mimiko's candidate. INEC , he said , ought to be dragged to the International Criminal Court for being an accessory after the fact of high treason.

His words, '' We saw all that happened in 2015 general elections and what again took place in Edo gubernatorial election. It was the same pattern that was adopted. Earlier announcement of results favored the PDP candidates and others that came favored the APC candidates thereby subverting the wishes of the people, that makes INEC an accessory after the fact of high treason which otherwise attracts a capital forfeit.''

He predicted that there is exactly what is going to happen again in the forthcoming Ondo polls. According to him, Ondo gubernatorial results have been pre-arranged and Akeredolu is going to be declared the winner by INEC and there is no other party in Nigeria today with Buhari as president that would win elections. Buhari, he said, is set to replace every state in Nigeria with governors who contests under the platform of the ruling All Progressives Congress.

Governor Ambode of Lagos State will lose office when he seeks re-election at the end of his first term, so also is Rivers and other states that are controlled by other parties.

It is only a nation-wide revolt that will stop Buhari and his antics to foist himself on Nigerians in 2019 otherwise removing him from office via popular vote or by a level playing field would remain a pipe dream.

Post a Comment

Though 2019 is a little bit far off, PMB seems to hold all the aces as yet - Tinubu being a dogged, rugged and maverick politician notwithstanding. For the task and challenge, the Jagaban need home support now more than ever before.